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SWAT removes man from home, then lets him go

By Jessica Onsurez

jonsurez@currentargus.com

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Posted:
01/11/2014 08:11:44 AM MST

CARLSBAD >> A 30-minute standoff in a mobile home on First Street ended in the arrest of a man who Eddy County Sheriff's officials say crashed his car after attempting to flee during a routine traffic stop. The man was then taken to the hospital and released after doctors said he was suffering a possible heart attack.

The Eddy County Sheriff's office are not revealing the identity of the man and finally barricaded himself in a mobile home Thursday.

Assistance from the Carlsbad Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics unit to extradite the suspect from the residence was requested Thursday evening.

The Sheriff's SWAT team was in Artesia assisting the Artesia Police department in a reported kidnapping.

Once removed from the residence the suspect was transported to the Carlsbad Medical Center where Captain Jeff Zuniga of the Sheriff's Office said doctors believed him to be suffering from a possible cardiac episode.

"He was transported to the CMC as a result of injuries suffered during the pursuit and he had a medical episode," Zuniga said.

On the advice of a judge, deputies postponed arresting the suspect for the incident based on his medical condition. He was instead left in the care of his doctors at the Medical Center.

According to Zuniga the man later walked out of the Medical Center despite doctor's warnings.

"We are in the process of filing numerous charges against him," said Zuniga.